A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords In Its Packet Of Issue By E. Schmidhäussler Hold which was replaced by the

which was replaced by the 190th Brigade in July 1916

two silver grade Infantry badges

without a parachute or push buttons

both maker marked "FIRMIN LONDON" on the reverse

marked "BA 2337" and marked "BLK v Fl

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords In Its Packet Of Issue By E. Schmidhäussler Hold which was replaced by theA second war German Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed alloy; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with its worn period original ribbon; with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939: in raised numbering; measuring 48. 90